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Patient/doctor relationship

Posted by edwardh @edwardh, Aug 5 6:52am

Good article on patient research and self-care and management of disease. Best case is having a PCP who doesn't think he or I know everything.
https://aeon.co/essays/we-need-the-first-hand-experience-of-disabled-researchers

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Aug 5 7:31am

Thanks for sharing @edwardh. I also think the best case is having a primary care doctor/team that listens and where the patient is part of the decision making process. There are quite a few discussions on the topic in many different health discussion groups - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=doctor%20patient%20relationship.

I am happy that I have a local Mayo Family Health Clinic PCP that does listen. There is a lot of focus at Mayo Clinic to improve the patient/doctor relationship. For those not aware, Mayo Clinic Rochester hosts the Care That Fits conference and there is one scheduled for September 2024 - https://ce.mayo.edu/family-medicine/content/care-fits-2024. You can also view previous conferences here - https://carethatfits.org/conferences/.

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sherylp | @sherylp | Aug 7 5:11pm

Wow! That was a lot of information and encouragement for those of us who are constantly searching for more understanding of our amazing bodies and how they function or dysfunction per se. Thank you for sharing this!

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sherylp | @sherylp | Aug 7 5:14pm
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Wow! That was a lot of information and encouragement for those of us who are constantly searching for more understanding of our amazing bodies and how they function or dysfunction per se. Thank you for sharing this!

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I was reading the article that edwardh had posted just a bit earlier!

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